PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grover Haley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sweet Home Alabama . Grover Haley has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Haley
vs
Ross

213 cm
23
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grover Haley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Ross!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Haley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Haley is adopting a defensive guard.
Haley wants to sweep but no luck.

Haley is looking for a triangle but Ross pushes his legs off easily.
Ross must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Haley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ross defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Haley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Haley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haley is keeping the position for now.
Ross stopping the sweep attempt from Haley.
Ross wanted to stand there but Haley had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Haley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ross manages to get himself to full guard.

Haley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Haley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Ross forces Haley back against the cage and clinches.
Haley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haley.
Haley tries a body shot but Ross blocks it.

Ross pulls guard successfully.

Haley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ross, up you get!
Haley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Ross drives through with a takedown into Haley's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Haley is looking for a triangle but Ross pushes his legs off easily.
Haley managing to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Haley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ross is looking to work some ground and pound but Haley has wrist control.
Ross trying to control but Haley is working from the bottom.
Haley managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ross has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Haley is proving hard to escape from.
Haley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ross avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Haley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grover Haley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Haley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ross tries to avoid it but Haley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ross to the ground. Ross escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Ross closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Haley quickly recovers to half guard.
Haley is trying is best to control the position here.
Haley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Haley.
Haley trying to control the position here.

Haley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ross can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haley wants to sweep here but Ross controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ross avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Ross avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Haley looking to control.

Ross got a little sloppy there for a moment and Haley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ross has managed to get both his arms back between Haley's legs - danger averted.
Haley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross trying to control the position from guard on top but Haley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Haley is on top in guard.

Haley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Haley stands up from Ross's guard - Haley perhaps looking for a knockout.

Ross feints and as Haley raises his hands in defense, Ross changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ross is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross trying to control but Haley is working from the bottom.
Haley striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Haley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Haley looking for a sweep. Not yet Haley, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Haley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Grover Haley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ross looking to sit in guard and control but Haley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Haley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Haley throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ross's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grover Haley dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ross throws a sloppy head kick and Haley moves out of range easily.

Ross gets a takedown into half guard.
Haley preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ross tries to stand but can't do so whilst Haley controls his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Haley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ross pulls his head out easily.
Haley moves into full guard.

Haley looking for a guillotine here but Ross defends easily.
Ross really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Haley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ross can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Haley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ross's guard.

Haley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Haley gets to his feet - Ross follows without any prompting.
Kenny Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Ross clinches with his opponent.

Ross jumps guard.

Haley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Horrible takedown attempt by Haley or perhaps it was just good defense by Ross, which made it look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross misses with an uppercut.
Haley shoots for a takedown but Ross saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Haley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ross.

Ross gets a clinch.
Ross stops a takedown attempt from Haley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grover Haley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ross decides to pull guard.
Haley controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Haley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Ross. Those never looked like landing.

Ross gets a clinch.

Haley has hold of one of Ross's legs. Ross is fighting the takedown attempt but Haley gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Haley is in close to Ross's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Haley gets to his feet. Ross looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Grover Haley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ross has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haley shoots in for a double leg but Ross sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice side step and Ross releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kenny Ross.
I think Haley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grover Haley!
In defeat, Kenny Ross stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hey ill kick his ass just give me one more shot'.